My Name is
Negassa
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death. He was living with his grandmother who, though she tried, could not care for his basic needs. Negassa was approved by social welfare services and was brought to the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2009. Shortly after arriving, Negassa could be seen with a big smile on his face. Negassa is a peacemaker. God has gifted him in helping others settle their disputes. His favorite Scripture verse is Proverbs 16 because it teaches him to be wise.
DOB: Jan 29, 2006
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.